The City of Victoria is looking into developing a program for youth to have access to free transit.
In the CityB次元官网网址檚 draft strategic plan, council suggested offering free bus passes to residents aged 18 and under.
Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps said that BC Transit currently has programs with the University of Victoria and Camosun College where students can opt-in for drastically reduced transit passes, and that the City will be looking into establishing a similar program.
ALSO READ:
B次元官网网址淚f a parent needs to buy a bus pass for a kid it costs $45 per month, if we opted in every kid in Victoria it would cost $11 per month,B次元官网网址� Helps said. B次元官网网址淲e canB次元官网网址檛 force parents to pay $11 so weB次元官网网址檙e looking at a creative way for the city to fund transit passes.B次元官网网址�
With approximately 6,000 youth 18 and under in Victoria, the yearly total would hit around $800,000 per year.
Helps said one way the City could finance these costs would be by instating parking fees on Sundays.
ALSO READ:
B次元官网网址淚 can think of no better way to fund transit,B次元官网网址� Helps said. B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檝e been subsidizing parking on Sundays too long, whereas we should be subsidizing transit for kids.B次元官网网址�
The idea is in its very early stages and will need an agreed-upon partnership with BC Transit and public approval.
The final draft of the strategic draft plan will be published on Dec. 14 and will be up for public discussion until the end of January 2019.
Send a Tweet:
Like us on
